Yet another boy on the way...

I can't thank everyone enough for all of the support!  For the first time in a long time I do not feel totally alone in the way that I feel.  Although I'm pretty certain that baby #3 is a boy I'm still holding out that little shred of hope that we all hold onto until we actually see the baby in the delivery room and hear the words "It's a boy".  BGM is certainly proving to have it's fair share of wrong results and I wasn't 100% convinced with my u/s.  The tech said that she thought it was a boy but she wasn't making any guarantees.  We thought about going to one of those 3D/4D places but now I'm 30 weeks and would rather just wait it out.

I have adjusted to the thought of adding a 3rd boy to our family and I know that I will be totally in love with him.  But, I find myself already making plans for #4.  I have read everything that I can find on Microsort, PGD and the likes.  What I seem to need is some first-hand information from those that Microsort has been successful for.  My worries revolve around the distance to either clinic ( I live right in the middle of the country - so lots of travel either way which equals money and time away from home) and the possibility that I won't even get pregnant.  Where do I draw the line in terms of number of attempts? 

Any input would be more than appreciated!  Thanks for everything!

What are you having?

I had baby boy #3 on Tuesday, January 17th at 12:40AM.  Brennen Michael was 7lbs 14oz and 21 inches long.  We are so glad that he's here and that he's perfect.  Maybe the 4th time will be a girl!

Congrats on your baby boy! I hope mother and son are doing well!

Congratulations on the birth of your healthy son.  I have been reading your post and replies and can identify with each of them.  I am 20 weeks pregnant with my fourth child and just recently found out it is a boy.  I already have three boys 5, 3 and 1.  I love my boys but not sure how to deal with not being able to have the girl I always wanted.  How long do you keep trying???  My husband is ready to stop but I am not sure about how I am going to cope with the regret of not having a girl.

Knowing when to stop seems to be the hardest part.  When we decided to try for #2 I thought for sure it would be a girl and we had boy #2.  We talked about doing Microsort for #3 and were even on the Dr. Phil show about it.  But, I waited about 2 1/2 years after #2 and by that time I just wanted a baby.  I took my temperature etc but got pregnant right away and, of course, it was another boy.  Now I find myself thinking, "Oh the next one will surely be a girl".  But, hubby says there is no way we're having another one without Microsort or PGD.  So, we're trying to get into that mindset and to decide which we're going to do and when we're going to do it.  Unfortuneately, we are both suckers for babies and I fear that we won't know when to quit and we'll end up being "Cheaper By the Dozen".  I've already found myself saying that I'll do Microsort for #4 but I want to just have #5 the old-fashioned way and not even find out the gender before it's born.  My hubby just smiles and my friends tell me I'm crazy and that I should call it quits now.  Have you considered going high-tech?  Did you use Shettles or any other natural method to try to sway the odds? 

Hi we just tried natural methods with some dietary changes and timing.  Did not work.  Unfortunately here in Australia we don't have hi-tech methods available to us.  Not sure what to do.  I want to try again but it will be our fifth child and what happens if it is another boy!  Not sure if I would cope with that or not.